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1878 Cincinnati Reds

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1877 / 1879

37-23, Finished 2nd in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Cal McVey (37-23)
Scored 333 runs, Allowed 281 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 35-25

Ballparks: Avenue Grounds ·
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 91, Pitching - 92 · one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 93


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1877 / 1879 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR
Buttercup Dickerson 19 L R 5' 6" 140 Oct 11, 1858 1st 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 19 0 29 0.7
Billy Geer R 5' 8" 160 Unknown 3 61 61 0 0 0 2 0 60 0 0 0 0 0.6
Joe Gerhardt 23 R R 6' 0" 160 Feb 14, 1855 6 60 60 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.3
Charley Jones 28 R R 5' 11" 202 Apr 30, 1850 4 61 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 10 0 61 2.7
King Kelly HOF 20 R R 5' 10" 170 Dec 31, 1857 1st 60 60 0 17 0 0 2 0 0 0 47 47 0.9
Cal McVey 28 R R 5' 9" 170 Aug 30, 1849 8 61 61 0 3 0 0 61 0 0 0 0 0 1.5
Bobby Mitchell 22 L L 5' 5" 135 Feb 6, 1856 2 13 13 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1.4
Lip Pike 33 L L 5' 8" 158 May 25, 1845 8 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 31 0.5
Chub Sullivan 22 R R 6' 0" 164 Jan 12, 1856 2 61 61 0 0 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4
Deacon White 30 L R 5' 11" 175 Dec 7, 1847 8 61 61 0 48 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 16 2.2
Will White 23 B R 5' 9" 175 Oct 11, 1854 2 52 52 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR

1877 / 1879 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers